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Week starting Wednesday, October 9, 2013

Emperors’ Treasures: Chinese Art from the National Palace Museum, Taipei brings to Houston more than 160 works of art that highlight the artistic and cultural contributions of imperial rulers in China.

Instrumental in the modern-design revolution that swept Vienna at the turn of the 20th century, Koloman Moser (1868–1918) worked across varied types of media, in both two and three dimensions. Join this 45-minute tour of[…]

All ages and levels are welcome to draw in the galleries during Rienzi’s open sketching hours! The galleries hold treasures for every artist: space and light, interior design, historical narrative, decorative motifs, reflective surfaces, intriguing[…]

Presented by Gerardo Mosquera, freelance curator and art critic In this public lecture, sponsored by the MFAH patron group Latin Maecenas and Rice University's Department of Art History and the Dean of Humanities, Gerardo Mosquera[…]

Megumi Sasaki’s 2008 documentary Herb & Dorothy was a hit with audiences at the MFAH and many other museums. The filmmaker updates their story in this new film. Herb and Dorothy Vogel, a retired postal clerk[…]

Form meets function: On this 45-minute tour, explore how everyday utilitarian objects in the MFAH collections—from various parts of the world and across time periods—provided rich and interesting design and decoration to the households where[…]

Megumi Sasaki’s 2008 documentary Herb & Dorothy was a hit with audiences at the MFAH and many other museums. The filmmaker updates their story in this new film. Herb and Dorothy Vogel, a retired postal clerk[…]

On this 45-minute tour of American Adversaries: West and Copley in a Transatlantic World, see the exhibition which charts the rise and spectacular success of contemporary history painting in the 18th century through the lives[…]

Presented by Cindi Strauss, curator of decorative arts and design, MFAH Vienna at the turn of the 20th century was an incubator for progressive design. As one of the leaders of the design revolution, Koloman[…]

Hailed as a classic of Italian Neorealism, Accattone is Pier Paolo Pasolini’s first film. Vittorio "Accattone" Cataldi (Franco Citti) is a young man in the Italian suburbs, eager to live without responsibilities or a regular[…]